What does neighbor mean?
Definitions for neighbor
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word neighbor.
Princeton's WordNet
neighbor, neighbournoun
a person who lives (or is located) near another
neighbor, neighbourverb
a nearby object of the same kind
"Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"
neighbor, neighbourverb
live or be located as a neighbor
"the neighboring house"
neighbor, neighbourverb
be located near or adjacent to
"Pakistan neighbors India"
Webster Dictionary
Neighbornoun
a person who lives near another; one whose abode is not far off
Etymology: [OE. neighebour, AS. nehgebr; neh nigh + gebr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. nhgibr. See Nigh, and Boor.]
Neighbornoun
one who is near in sympathy or confidence
Etymology: [OE. neighebour, AS. nehgebr; neh nigh + gebr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. nhgibr. See Nigh, and Boor.]
Neighbornoun
one entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being
Etymology: [OE. neighebour, AS. nehgebr; neh nigh + gebr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. nhgibr. See Nigh, and Boor.]
Neighboradjective
near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring
Etymology: [OE. neighebour, AS. nehgebr; neh nigh + gebr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. nhgibr. See Nigh, and Boor.]
neighborverb
to adjoin; to border on; tobe near to
Etymology: [OE. neighebour, AS. nehgebr; neh nigh + gebr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. nhgibr. See Nigh, and Boor.]
neighborverb
to associate intimately with
Etymology: [OE. neighebour, AS. nehgebr; neh nigh + gebr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. nhgibr. See Nigh, and Boor.]
Neighborverb
to dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near
Etymology: [OE. neighebour, AS. nehgebr; neh nigh + gebr a dweller, farmer; akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. nhgibr. See Nigh, and Boor.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
neighbor
The man who knows more about you than you know about yourself.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
NEIGHBOR
One who knows more about your affairs than yourself.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of neighbor in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of neighbor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of neighbor in a Sentence
I was actually alerted when I heard the next-door neighbor, Chris, screaming - she is very frightened of snakes you see, we were a bit weary but something yesterday made me go out with a rod and start poking at everything looking for it. I think it was the birds, the pigeons I think they were making loads of noise and squawking. I knew something was down there. I just got a feeling that it was here.
Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes when he begins to care that he does not cheat his neighbor. Then all goes well. He has changed his market-cart into a chariot of the sun.
If that’s exactly what happened, that’s shocking, it’s heartbreaking because he comes across concerned, and that’s what’s scary, because you do n’t know what’s going on next door at your neighbor’s house.
My husband was an incredibly, intricate blend of toughness and gentility, he was who you wanted for a friend, a colleague and a neighbor. However, it was I who was blessed so richly that I had the privilege of calling him my husband and my best friend.
You can’t give it to your next-door neighbor, but it is tremendously flexible for your immediate family.
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- جارArabic
- sousedCzech
- naboDanish
- NachbarGerman
- γείτοναςGreek
- najbaroEsperanto
- vecinoSpanish
- naapuriFinnish
- पड़ोसीHindi
- szomszédHungarian
- tetanggaIndonesian
- vicino di casaItalian
- שָׁכֵןHebrew
- ನೆರೆಯKannada
- 이웃 사람Korean
- vicinusLatin
- buurmanDutch
- naboNorwegian
- sąsiadPolish
- vizinhoPortuguese
- vecinRomanian
- соседRussian
- granneSwedish
- сусідUkrainian
- پڑوسیUrdu
- חברYiddish
- 邻居Chinese
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